SQL Functions: Calculate difference between columns of current and previous/next row

Hi friends,

How to calculate difference between columns of current and previous/next row?

Let's say, you want to monitor how often products are sold from your store.

i.e. 

You want difference between current and previous SELL_DATE then you can write query as follows:

SELECT TO_CHAR(SELL_DATE, 'DD-MON-YYYY HH24:MI:SS'),
       TO_CHAR(LAG(SELL_DATE) OVER (ORDER BY SELL_DATE), 
       'DD-MON-YYYY HH24:MI:SS') AS SELL_DATE_PREV,
       (SELL_DATE - LAG(SELL_DATE) OVER (ORDER BY SELL_DATE))
       * 24 * 60 * 60 AS DIFF_IN_SECONDS
FROM PRODUCT_SALES
ORDER BY SELL_DATE DESC;

More Info: Oracle - Base : Lag Lead Analytic Functions

Regards,


Sohil Bhavsar

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